Those Who Fear
Those Who Fear, also known as TWF, was an American Christian metal band hailing from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who were established in 2005. The groups' current label imprint is Facedown Records. In 2013, the band came out with a studio album called Unholy Anger. Their second studio album was issued in 2014, titled Death Sentence.
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Origin | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Genres | Christian metal, metalcore |
Years active | 2005 | –2017
Labels | Facedown |
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Background
In 2005, the band started in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with core members' vocalist John Healy and their two lead guitarists' Luke Healy and Trevor Kope, nonetheless the group have gone through many membership changes.[1] At first, the outfit included bassist Scott Buechner, who left the group after the Legacy extended play was released.[1] Two new members were added on in drummer Josh Miller and the bassist replacement Josh Ziegler.[2] Nevertheless, the outfit went through a change again prior to Death Sentence being released with Jacob Wilder replacing the departed Josh Miller on drums. Also, bassist Josh Ziegler left the band, then returned later that year.[3] The band is due to release their third album, State of Mind, which is due to be released on December 9, 2016.[4] The band performed their final show at Facedown Fest 2017.[5][6]
Music history
The outfit released a demo project in 2009 with S.O.T.S and it eventually lead to their independently released extended play called Legacy.[7][8] This got the attention of Facedown Records, who signed the band before the release of Unholy Anger in 2013 making it their first studio album.[9] Just a little over a year later, the band dropped the second studio album titled Death Sentence.[10] Even better, the album had some prowess on a few Billboard charts and those were the Christian Albums and Heatseekers Albums.[11]
Style
Sources have put their music into various genres, everything from deathcore and metalcore to nu metal and hardcore punk.[1][12][13][14][15] At its core, the music is Christian metal for its sacred elements and heavy metal in its holistic encompassing totality with the music.
Members
Final lineup
- John Healy – lead vocals (2005–2017)
- Luke Healy – lead guitar (2005–2017)
- Josh Ziegler – bass guitar (2012–2013, 2014–2017)
- Caleb DeRusha – guitar (2014–2017)
- Jacob Wilder – drums (2014–2017)
Former members
- Scott Buechner – bass guitar (2005–2012)
- Mike Headly – bass guitar
- Josh Miller – drums (2005–2014)
- Trevor Kope – guitar (2005–2014)
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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US Christ |
US Heat | ||
Unholy Anger |
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Death Sentence |
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19[16] | 19[11] |
State of Mind |
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EPs
- Legacy (2011, independent)
Demos
- S.O.T.S. (2009)
Singles
- "Ten Years" (2016)
- "Driven" (2016)
References
- Staff(s). "Those Who Fear". last.fm. Last.fm. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- AllMusic (February 5, 2013). "Unholy Anger – Those Who Fear | Credits". allmusic.com. All Media Network. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- AllMusic (June 24, 2014). "Death Sentence – Those Who Fear | Credits". allmusic.com. All Media Network. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- "THOSE WHO FEAR "STATE OF MIND" OUT DEC, 9 - Facedown Records". Facedown Records. October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- Beard, Mason (January 24, 2017). "Facedown Records Announce Facedown Fest 2017 Lineup". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- "Those Who Fear To Call It Quits, Final Show Confirmed". theprp.com. May 1, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- Jesus Freak Hideout. "Those Who Fear". jesusfreakhideout.com. John DiBiase. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- Jesus Freak Hideout (2011). "Those Who Fear, Legacy EP Review". jesusfreakhideout.com. John DiBiase. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- Weaver, Michael (February 4, 2013). "Those Who Fear, "Unholy Anger" Review". jesusfreakhideout.com. Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- Fryberger, Scott (July 3, 2014). "Those Who Fear, Death Sentence Review". jesusfreakhideout.com. Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- AllMusic (June 24, 2014). "Death Sentence – Those Who Fear | Awards". allmusic.com. All Media Network. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- Simula, Collin (July 2014). "Those Who Fear". hmmagazine.com. HM Magazine. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- Staff(s). "Those Who Fear review, music, news". sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- Brown, Lee (June 19, 2014). "Those Who Fear – Death Sentence | Reviews". indievisionmusic.com. Indie Vision Music. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- Simula, Collin (July 2014). "Those Who Fear – Death Sentence". hmmagazine.com. HM Magazine. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- dailypost staff (July 3, 2014). "Billboard Chart Top 50 Christian Albums". dailypostal.com. Daily Postal. Retrieved July 17, 2014.